question we have learned was made out of the same -- we have learned that the pike in question was made at the same material as the one in done? a couple of years ago that flooded the highway. -- as the one in dundalk that flooded the highway couple of years ago. >> he said he could hear it, but could not believe it. this muddy portion of his street near his home was flooded out after dtw officials say a 36 inch water main failed. >> it was down about 150 yards. it was all the way to the end of the street, nothing but a sheet of water. >> luckily, he did not have problems with his water, but hundreds of customers, including the hospital, did. a number of schools closed.

>> suggests some low pressure complaints here and there. >> by monday and tuesday, pdpw officials said they had control of the situation and would be able to make repairs. a faulty valve is to blame at this point, but they're still assessing the situation. the main, which dates back to the 1970's, was made of the same concrete pipe, the material that used in the main line that burst in dundalk in 2009. >> we have had some problems in the count -- with the concrete steps that we have installed at that time across the country. >> officials will also be looking into the possibility

that the recent cold weather played a role in the lines failure critical hall >> whenever the temperature drops, we always pick -- brace ourselves. >> pdpw officials do not have an exact time when these repairs will be complete. live downtown this evening, wbal tv 11 news. >> skyteam 11 is over some breaking news in baltimore county. it seems a snow squall has led to a backup. this is interstate 83. what can you tell us? >> 10 minutes ago, state roads was able to get on the northbound side of interstate 83, but the people have been

crawling because it has been snow and very, very icy underneath. very slow going all the way back toward the beltway. fire crews have been requesting salting of main roads as well as site road -- side roads because wherever there is why, there are problems. -- wherever there is white, there are problems. >> thank you. it definitely felt like winter today. how long will the frigid temperatures stick around? >> win these great lake-effect scharf come through the call it arctic fluff. -- when these lake-effect snows come through, they call it arctic fluff. you can see those streamers'

coming in out of ohio and western pennsylvania. heavy snow in parts of western maryland in garrett county, a port of 10 inches or so in some spots. -- as much as 10 inches or so in some spots. up interstate 83, a few snow showers. temperatures never made it to freezing today. the wind chill is already in the single digits around baltimore. it will be the coldest night since last february, down to 10 degrees in some of the outlying suburbs. warmer weather coming our way. >> tonight, the 11 news i-team has learned that poli have made a second arrest in connection with the stabbing and robbery on the light rail. there's new information surrounding the attack. >> we did learn that mta police

did recover a weapon they believe was involved in the stabbing. a male suspect was arrested on an unrelated charge and a female suspect had her status changed. police described the alleged robert -- alleged robbers and photos of the suspects. charges against one suspects included armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and assault. he is being held at central booking without bail. the judge set bail at $150,000. the 41-year-old victim was stabbed in the rest on the train. he was taken to shock trauma where doctors performed surgery on a two and a half inch cut. according to the charging document, the victim " -- told investigators he was dozing while riding home after work. the man to the seat next to him and demanded money, saying, give

me your wallet. he said when he was a week and he was confused and then heard the man said, oh, you think i'm playing. if you do not give me your wallet, i'm going to kill you. again, he said if you do not give me your wallet, i'm going to kill you. he stabbed him in the rest before the the train. the woman was with the suspect as he got off the train. she said she had never seen a male suspect before getting on the light rail, but could identify and it saw him -- if she saw him again. nearly a month after the crime, police in baltimore county captured the male suspect. he was arrested in reisterstown on year's day and charged with burglary. police observed an open door in the union block of main street. they demanded the person inside leave the building and they say he came out with his hands up and gave officers a fake name. they later determined his identity.

he is being held on $10,000 bail in baltimore county because of the burglary charge. >> in the first month of the -- the first move of the 2012 presidential campaign, iowa republicans go to the caucuses to cast their ballots. it could be a photo finish. three candidates, mitt romney, ron paul and rick santorum all have a chance at winning. braun paul figures he could win tonight. >> it is a wonderful opportunity to restate our sound principles about why this country -- >> i decided he might be the new candidate i'm leaning toward.

>> today, mitt romney backed off his prediction of a win. >> it is hard to predict what is going to happen. but i think i will be the top group. >> meaning him, ron paul, and rick santorum >> you need to focus in on who the candidate is that has the vision for america. >> i do believe he is somebody who will do what he believes in. >> now you might caucus for rick santorum? >> i might. >> santorum's search was strong at the last minute. -- his search was strong at the last minute. >> mitt romney pa pa's fear was the comeback by the kennedy to caused -- who charge that he was not truthful prepared -- by the candidate who charge that he was not truthful. after months of iowa campaigning, tonight is the night.

conventional wisdom is that these caucuses eliminate the losers, but seldom picked the nominees. the first results will be announced here in the early evening. i'm steve handelsman, wbal tv 11 news. >> the ravens may have a first draft by this weekend playoff at fever epidemic. >> ray lewis was popping up everywhere. >> the t-shirts went on sale just last week for festivus. already, they have sold over 10,000. in colombia, there were busy printing the next batch of festivus t-shirts. so far, sales are great. >> in 2000, festivus was the hottest thing in baltimore and

it looks like a resurgence. and >> on the assembly line today, someone you might recognize, the ravens all the offensive line -- the ravens all-star defensive lineman. he took a break to talk about how important fans are. >> the fans bring our defense alive. is inspiring when our fans do for us. we try to do the same for them by winning games. >> around the area, everyone is fired up by the ravens. the grounds crew was busy painting the ravens logo. when they finish the job they headed for war memorial plaza. >> they are spraying the helmet with the be on it.

>> just a few thousand tickets went on sale this morning on line. the prices ranged from $299 up to $420. they sold out quickly. everyone has raven's fever and are hoping that the ravens go all the way. because we will have a home playoff game and that has not happened since by rookie year. -- my rookie year. >> did you get your shirt? >> not yet. >> still ahead, a businessman dunnigan close to $100 million to -- a businessman donated close to $100 million to university of maryland >> and wyso many end up being readmitted to the hospital -- why so many end up being readmitted to the hospital after

being admitted to soon. >> and there is a new treatment for the dreaded turkey neck. how it works. >> some officers are stepping up their post holiday neighborhood patrols. patrols.

>> more breaking news right now. we will send it back out to captain roy taylor. what are we looking at? >> because of the snow and ice we're having accidents one right after the other. this is just east of running slane. a pickup truck overturned on the slick of the roadway. the philadelphia road is slick and icy. there is a back up all over baltimore county. >> he made his fortune in real estate and finance, but ended at giving away upwards of $100 million to different business

schools. he is a descendant of both former president polk and yet -- and johns hopkins. he died after complications due to a heart attack. he headed up an investment management firm. he left baltimore half a century ago, but still maintained close to -- close ties to maryland. he donated $50 million to not johns hopkins university to establish the carry school of business. alerttonight's medical many heart attack patients and united states are being sent home to soon. that is with a new study suggests. researchers examined hospital admission and discharge data of nearly 6000 patients from 17 different countries. all of them had suffered a severe heart attack in which the coronary artery had been completely blocked. the two main factors of readmission within 30 days,

having multiple blockages and living with in the united states. 60% of the -- of the patients were originally discharged within three days. more than half of the patients in the other countries were kept in hospital for at least six days. it may be possible to identify which patients are likely to develop alzheimer's disease within a decade. researchers followed 137 people with mild cognitive impairments for about nine years. those below a certain marker of spinal fluid in the study were more likely to progress on to alzheimer's disease within five to 10 years. scientists hope the new therapy will slow the progression of the disease. and belief that may be a risk factor for dementia and alzheimer's in women -- and may be at risk for dementia and alzheimer's and

women. i do not know if you have ever read the book called "i feel bad about my neck." but many women and men feel bad about flabby neck skin as a sign of aging. one baltimore doctor says it can be improved without surgery. >> it looks like they're youthful face is headed south. >> i had seen several pictures of me and i was mortified to see this giant turkey neck. i thought of it as aging. >> she was locked -- reluctant to schedule a surgical appointment for her neck. >> if you start doing facelifts in your 40's then you are doomed to have to do them in your 50's and 60's. >> now there are other options. one is where you focus radiofrequency energy on the area. >> you can make the fat cells

leakey. >> some of them also in use college in building responses. >> they are some of the altered in some way and need to be replaced. >> it is usually not uncomfortable. >> patients describe it as a warm massage. they tend to want to close their eyes and sat back and relax. >> most people need a few half- hour treatment. >> there will be tightening for at least a year or two. you may need to come back once a year or once every other year for maintenance. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> flurries and snow showers and an occasional small cutting across eastern maryland. as a matter of fact, these snow showers have pushed all the way into virginia dot and the outer

banks of north carolina. if you look at our temperatures in the region, it is quite cold in the north and west. below zero in eastern canada. tupelo in kickback and ottawa in eastern canada. -- two below in quebec and ottawa in eastern canada. it is the coldest night tonight since last february. the low is so far, 27, but it is already dropping below that now. 26 at b.w.i. marshall for the day. at oakland, 10 degrees with snow on the ground. the winds are still gusting up to 35 miles per hour with snow showers and cutting through central maryland. a wind chill of 16 at the airport right now.

for below is what it feels like out in garrett county -- four below is what it feels like out in garrett county. a flurry or snow shower here for the next few hours around baltimore, and then the skies are mostly clear with diminishing winds. that set the stage for the coldest temperatures since last february. we have not been below 20 since the 23rd of february. it looks like we will be in the low teens in the outlying suburbs tonight with the wind gradually diminishing. this weather system will be driving south and east and there will be one last burst of snow showers tomorrow afternoon or evening as it passes by dropping south and east. after that, a bit of a warmup. a burst of snow showers and reads it -- and clouds in the region. once that clears out, then we will have sunshine for thursday to friday and the temperatures will start to climb.

for tomorrow, 30-35, afternoon or evening snow showers. west winds at 5-10. flurries and snow showers in the mountains. then it will clear up on thursday. the chance for an eastern snow shower of tomorrow down at ocean city, partly cloudy skies and temperatures beginning to climb on thursday. just above freezing tomorrow. the 40's thursday, 50's on friday and saturday, which leads to a rain saturday night into sunday morning. >> not a lot of snow, but it is wreaking havoc on the evening commute. but head back over to captain roy taylor. another accident. >> this is another one due to the snow and the eyes. the road to shut down because of this crash. -- the road is shut down because

of this crash. >> bad traffic tonight. but still ahead, it is a case is sherlock holmes would have loved to unravel. a body found at the real estate where queen elizabeth and her family spend the new year. >> plus, get to is getting ready to pay a visit to the city housing authority? how about the real man. the story at 6:00 p.m. the story at 6:00 p.m.

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>> and possible murder mystery. >> british police say young woman's body was found at the vast royal estate at norfolk where queen elizabeth and her family celebrate their holidays. >> a murder mystery on the grounds of the royal estate. it is a palace beloved by the royal family for 200 years. is the place they always have their christmas celebrations.

it is where the queen and her husband still are now. they were informed last night and on new year's day? walker in the area -- on new year's day, a dog walker in the area found the body of a woman on the estate. keep in mind, it encompasses thousands of acres and these remains were found about 2 miles from the main royal residence. but today, police were calling this murder. they have been quiet about the details, and are releasing very little information. they have much of the area blocked off. >> we have a lot to establish. i do not want to make any sort of gases or any set -- any sort of gases or suppositions. -- guesses or suppositions. >> apparently, the remains have been there for a long time and that is all they are releasing at this point. the body was found tactically or

royal ground. -- technically on royal crown's. >> interesting. >> yes. >> coming up next, new at 5:30 p.m. >> now that the holidays are over, it is time to recycle the christmas tree. i will let you know how you can do just that, coming up. >> and you will be paying a big fine if you're caught speeding past a school bus. that is the warning tonight. >> and hundreds of billions of dollars ordered cut from his budget, leon panetta reveals his plan. how could affect the

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>> you are watching wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd with steans stovall, donna hamilton, your insta-weather + forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> in new at 5:30 p.m., a warning about the flashing lights on top of school buses. tonight, police say drivers tend to break the law just after the holidays. >> that is why they are stepping up efforts to go after drivers putting children in danger. >> baltimore county police said they will be on the lookout, especially over the next few weeks, as they stepped up controls -- patrols in neighborhoods where children are getting on and off school buses. >> it is frustrating because you know they know better.

>> she has seen it all in the 15 years she has been a county school bus driver. >> you can see all the things people are not supposed to do. they do not pay attention. it is easy to go right by us and not even pay attention. >> but police say that has not kept some drivers from putting children at risk. >> they may be in a hurry and think that they can pass the school bus before the lights are flashing. any of those situations, distracted driving, not paying attention -- >> police say there's a price to pay for drivers to speedpass school buses. the fine is the same, but a two- point penalty for drivers who do not stop at the school bus sign. there also be a fine if they are involved in an accident after being passed a stopped school bus. -- speeding past a stopped school bus. >> when this guy -- the sign

comes out and the flashing lights are read, that means stop. it only takes a few minutes to pick up students and get them on our bus safely so we can continue our route. >> police hope to catch more violators by faxing vices plate numbers -- vaccine license plate numbers. >> even if you do not see an officer or you are not stopped immediately after, you may see an officer in the future. >> police said they have already issued a number of driver warnings. they say when a drop -- stop drivers, they will check vehicle registrations and will address any driver with a suspended license. >> opening statement have begun in a federal lawsuit, alleging state policies that can be traced back to segregation at maryland historic rybak colleges. the coalition for -- a historically black colleges.

the coalition says it could distortally black schools -- the coalition says it puts historic ally black colleges at a disadvantage competitively. >> and water main broke just after midnight, forcing the closure of many schools in the area. it will have more coming up at 6:00 p.m. two people are behind bars in connection with the stabbing and robbery on the light rail. police tell the i-team they have recovered a weapon that have been used in that stabbing. a man is charged in that burglary with an unrelated crime. another woman is also charged in the stabbing. her bail was set at $150,000. and the democratic association

reports that has raised more than $20 million in 2011. the associated press reported in august that exxon corp., which is looking to buy consolation energy was a donor. exelon donated $280,000 between january 1 and december 20. >> a new way to change the way the military fight in the future. here's more from washington. >> defense secretary leon panetta is putting the final touches on a pentagon budget that will cut more than $450 billion in spending over the next decade. the white house says it is a plan to balance national security with a harsh economic reality. >> the important part of this process is that the strategy

comes first and the reductions are driven by the strategy, not across the border or random. -- not across the board or random. >> the pentagon is retooling to face 21st century threats from unconventional enemies. the military experts worry about another bottom-line, readiness. >> are you trying to save dollars at the expense of protecting interests, or you trying to protect interests while saving dollars? you cannot do both. >> the biggest fear is what happens if congress deadlocks on how to cut spending. and the pentagon has to find an additional $550 billion in cuts. secretary panetta has told congress that could be disastrous. >> it is a ship without sailors. it is a brigade without bullets.

>> the pentagon fighting to cut spending without harming the military. >> republicans are trying to take a bigger defense cuts off the table, but president obama says he will not allow an easy out. >> are you looking to save some money in the new year? we have five easy ways to save more on our website. go to wbaltv.com and click on project economy. >> bp is suing some of its contractors to help recover some of the money lost in the gulf oil spill. bp is suing halliburton to help pay for costs associated with cleaning up the oil spill as well as lost profits. the explosion on the deep water horizon rate in april of 2010 killed 11 workers and still more than 4 million barrels of oil into the gulf, and sparked a slew of lawsuits against all the companies involved. >> still had tonight, a fun way

to spend new year's eve. carwhen his family's plummeted into an icy river, it turned out to be a fight for their lives. the incredible rescue story when we cover the nation. >> ion nicolo killion in iowa where republican voters will -- i am nicole killion in iowa, where republican votersan

>> four people in utah escape major injury and possibly death after their car slid into an icy river. this happened on new year's eve when roger anderson was driving his two children and a friend to go skiing. he lost control of the car, which flipped into the river, upside-down, causing water to rush in. anderson was able to free himself, but the kids were still trapped in the water. -- still trapped in the car in the water. bystanders were able to turn the vehicle right side up. >> in 5 seconds there were eight men in the river, three to 4 foot deep water.

they were ready to assist and help in anyway. these people that were there at the scene without hesitation, they just did what they had to do. and that, for our family, made all the difference. >> the dad is very emotional and very grateful. the kids were rushed to hospital for treatment and we are happy to report everyone is doing fine, thanks to the thick -- thanks to the quick thinking strangers. >> and oregon mother went into labor on new year's eve. when the contractions started she thought she had time to wash up before going to the hospital. she barely had time to get to the hospital. with no time to spare, her husband, joe, played doctor- right there on the living room floor. >> one arm was out and the

babies will head. i told her to push and when push and there she was. -- one push, and there she was. >> is that what you call an easy delivery? it's perfectly healthy baby girl. joe says now that it is all over he thinks the experience was pretty cool. >> did you know that in most states, a bad credit report can keep you from getting a job? >> details on a controversy will issue, including a new maryland law that protect potential employees. >> and winter is now here, but we are not the only state taking a blast from winter. >> and cold air moving into the mid atlantic triggering atlantic snow showers. we will keep an eye on those and check the seven-day forecast. it actually has a warming

>> coming up tonight, an extraordinary process is about to unfold as the repo man will go calling on a baltimore city agency. what the i-team has uncovered, new at 6:00 p.m. and in commitment 2012, how the iowa caucuses could give clarity to who might face obama in this year's general election. these stories and

>> after a mild december, winter has finally arrived. some areas are weeks into the snow season right now. >> tons of snow and now the system is dipping into thie deep

south. >> a frigid blast blew into the northeast with out conditions from michigan to pennsylvania. lake-effect snow keeps falling in places like indiana, where the traveling is treacherous. >> when i changed lanes the vehicle it started to slide in by continue to hit the ice and kimmel free beach. >> a treacherous runway in youngstown, ohio was to blame for a jet sliding off the runway, but none of the passengers were hurt. >> it just slid off. >> there was enough snow in philadelphia that it caused this man to use his snowmobile. >> i'm going to buffalo. >> he will leave it there, where this system is expected to dump as much as 2 feet of snow. but in new york city, only flurries in the forecast that calls for bitter cold tonight through wednesday. multicar pileups were common

across the region. the one near indianapolis injured several people. >> this was a chain reaction from the front of the way back as far as you can see, really. >> there was no as far south as georgia, too. a dusting in the mountains, but enough to make trouble for school buses. plants withring special frost clots. the winter blast will be brief in the northeast. is predicted in the 50 qazi for the weekend. -- the highways are predicted in the 50's for the weekend. -- the high temperatures are predicted in the 50's for the weekend. >> we did not get that much, but we have had some problems on the roads. >> it does not take much at rush-hour around here for sure. it will be slick for another couple of hours. snow showers will end and the

skies will actually clear. it should be the coldest night since february of last winter. snow showers are diminishing and that trend should continue overnight. east of the mountains, i think we will see a clearing trend. you can see this streamers of snow coming in off the great lakes. as we mentioned before, they get all the way down to norfolk and into the outer banks of north carolina. the air is definitely cold. in the mountains, bitterly cold. there winter led by three out in western maryland. -- there are windchill advisory's out in western maryland. prepare for winter conditions night. it is for below zero with the wind chill factor in -- four below zero with the wind chill

factor in in right now. winter storm warnings remained in effect for four western maryland through the night. east of the mountains, the if it goes below 20, it will be the first time since february 23. if it goes below 15 tonight, the first time since february 11. if it gets into the single digits, i do not think that is possible, but that will be the first time since last january. one more shot of cold, snowy weather. it will die south and east and cut through tomorrow night. there will be another chance for snow flurry or shower. temperatures have been in the 50's across much of the planes. we will get into that before

the week is over. not tonight, though. the seven-day forecast, you see a warming trend. 33, 44, 55. we're jumping by 11 degrees each day. another coating of snow could occur in the afternoon or evening tomorrow before a warmup begins. >> in tonight's consumer alert, a record-setting day for returns for ups. executives anticipate ups will handle some 550,000 holiday returns today, the most ever. most of the increase is being attributed to the internet shopping. improved return policies are also a factor. credit-card rewards are the newest -- the new social currency. citibank of -- citibank customers can now use facebook to pool their rewards on mine. an application was launched to

date that allow you to team up with others to use your point, whether it be for charity, a group, or a personal gift. citibank is the first to offer such a feature. to get staufer -- get started, just download the app, that is a link on facebook's page. most employers are permitted to look at the credit report of prospective employees as part of hiring practices. bob hansen has more on this contreras he'll issue. -- controversial issue. >> our credit history can be the thing that keeps us from getting a job. >> some companies review credit reports as a way to predict who will be responsible and trustworthy employees. >> credit reports offer a snapshot of our financial history, the good and bad. when you apply for a job, to potential employers look it over? >> 60% of employers run credit

checks on some or all of prospective applicants. >> if you get one back and it is very negative, and you have two or three candidates to pick from, your tendency is not to pick the one with the negative credit check. >> credit checks are routinely pulled, with other background checks, to determine the character of the candidates. but one clearing house says that is not right. >> there are plenty of reasons someone might have bad credit that are unrelated to their character, such as a medical emergency, a lengthy divorce, or another family problem that was anticipated. >> another problem with using a credit report to decide whether you get a job or not is that some of those reports are not very accurate. >> credit reports have been known to be rife with evers. 70% of americans have reported errors on their credit report. >> california has restricted

using credit reports as a hiring decision. >> it is not indicative of the person's ability or trustworthiness to do the job they are applying for. >> certain job applications will still require a credit check, such as managerial positions, law enforcement and financial jobs. but for others, a bad credit report will not keep them from getting higher. >> credit history does not predict job performance. it is not fair. but legislators in maryland just passed along last session that prohibits accessing potential employees credit reports. >> coming up next. >> people in baltimore city can turn their christmas tree into mulch for their yard. mulch for their yard. ♪

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>> what -- once the lights and ornaments and decorations come off, would you do with the christmas tree? you can recycle it. >> the holidays are over and it is time to get rid of the christmas tree. the recycling center at cherry hill opened tuesday for people to drop their job. quicken drop your job from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. through january. also, recycling will pick it up if you put it out on your regular trash day. >> most counties in the area offers it -- offer the same services.

the only requirement is that eastridge the tinto off of the tree, as it -- is that you strip the tinsel and decorations of of the tree. >> if you bring your tree, we will recycle your tree. sometimes there are others who did not want their molst and we will have that. >> there are a lot of other holiday related materials you can bring in and drop off, too. >> you can still recycle your christmas paper as well. we have resecting paper, holiday gift wrap, styrofoam. we even recycle styrofoam now. you can pretty much recycle everything. >> it is another way to go green and reduce waste by keeping it out of the landfill and put the tree back to good use. >> if you can recycle it and put it to good use again back in the environment, it goes to environmentally friendly uses, then it is great.

>> you can visit our website at wbaltv.com for more information. >> that is all for us at 5:00 p.m. here's a look at what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> in iowa, voters will be making their pick for president shortly. >> the city sheriff is about to play repo man with the city housing authority. that story, straight ahead. >> and the department of public works is on alert this evening. >> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> we begin with breaking news. whether rick-weather-related traffic tieups are creating nightmares -- weather-related traffic tieups are creating nightmares. >> we are on 35 and 635 on the

northeast side. you are actually looking at 695 right now. you are actually going to see north down toward white marsh from 695 on 95. it is pretty much gridlock and a standstill. it is extremely i see an extremely slow going. -- icy and slow going. >> it is all because of the cold air coming in across the great lakes. flurries and snow showers in most locations. just a dusting of ship -- of snow, but the good news is that the activity is diminishing now. like an afternoon rain shower, it kind of falls apart when the sun goes down. we're still dealing with some very cold air coming across the mountains and across central and eastern maryland. eastern maryland. temperatures failed